2 October 2026
Savitribai Phule Adivasi Hospital, Dharni opened
On Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti, 2 October 2026, a new hospital was dedicated and inaugurated in Melghat: Savitribai Phule Adivasi Hospital, Dharni.
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Area of Work
MAHAN is working in various areas of Health Care, Nutrition, De-addiction, Empowerment, Research
Health Care
Providing Health Care to Last Tribal
WHO 'Public Health Champion' Award
Dr. Ashish Receiving WHO 'Public Health Champion' Award
Area of Work
MAHAN is working in various areas of Health Care, Nutrition, De-addiction, Empowerment, Research
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MELGHAT
MAHAN
'MAHAN' (Meditation, De-Addiction, Health, AIDS, Nutrition)
A Charitable Trust, 'Non-Profit' & 'Non-Government' organization providing preventive & curative medical facilities & also running various initiatives to improve the quality of life of tribal of Melghat is run by Dr. Ashish and Dr. Kavita Satav with the support of like minded people and staff Since 1997
MELGHAT known to the outside world by two words “Malnutrition” and “Project Tiger’’, a hilly forest area in the Satpuda mountain ranges is a habitat for Tiger, Bison, Bear, snakes and many more animals
This region is recognized as one of the most backward in the country with a very high infant mortality rate and malnutrition.
This beautiful but neglected region is our home named MELGHAT/ Click Here to Read More.....
MAHAN IMPACT
10,00,000
People Benefited
3,50,000+
Patient Benefited
75.59%
Reduction in Child Mortality
76.45%
Reduction in Malnutrition
50%
Reduction in Adult
Death Rate
2276
Surgery Free of Cost
(Plastic, General, Gynecology)
36,194
Vision Provided
12,062
Kitchen Garden &
Nutrition Farms
45
Research Papers Published Nationally/ Internationally
50
State Policies Influenced
82
Awards Conferred
5885
Critical Patients Treated
Causes MAHAN is Working For
Hospital
Blindness Control
Child Care
Malnutrition
Adult Mortality
Research
Counselling
Nutrition Farms
Hospice
Socio-Economical
Deaddiction
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MAHAN Published Researches Click Here to READ
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Testimonials
Chairman and Co-Founder of IT solutions provider, Mastek
Sudhakar Ram
Ashish and Kavita, through sheer determination and ingenuity, have managed to reduce the mortality rates to around 60 per 1,000. Severe malnutrition cases have dropped by over 40%. While it is shocking to realize the sharp and startling contrast between the India that we experience in our cities versus the pitiable state of affairs just a few hundred miles away, it is also heartening and inspiring to see people like Ashish and Kavita chipping away with great commitment to address and solve these problems
MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Researcher, Ohio, USA
Dr. Alan H. Jobe
I had remarkable experience seeing the hospital and then visiting the research personnel (of MAHAN Trust) in their home in the village. This maternal infant project demonstrates the power of low tech investigations to decrease infant mortality. Our discussion with the research team here have informed me how to think about the project for the US National Institute of Health – Maternal Infant Research Network working with Dr. Archana Patel from Nagpur, we will get great value and stimulation from the brief visit. Thank you very much!
Professor, Respiratory Medicine, UoE. NIHR Global Health Research Unit) Chair, ERS Education Council, UK
Hilary Pinnock
Innovative work of the MAHAN Trust: making a real difference to the people MAHAN serve. The defining feature: vision–brought to the work and the over-arching trust, earned by many years of meeting core health needs of a tribal population. The words that come to mind are ‘training and education’, ‘caring and innovation’, ‘structured care and organization’ and ‘an impressive foundation’ for existing and future needs.
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